ARMY
OFFICER A SUICIDEArmy Lieuenant Colonel H. W. Bennett Found
In Kingsland Point Park

NORTH TARRYTOWN, New York - January 9, 1953
- Lieuetnant Colonel Herbert W. Bennett of the Army killed himself here
early today by firing into his head a bullet from a small Italian pistol
that was a souvenir from World War II.

Colonel Bennett, 35 years old, lived at 541
Bronx River Road, Yonkers, with his wife, Helen, and two children, Richard
and Lynn. He was found dead at 2 A.M. beside the refreshment stand
in the Kingsland Point Park, the pistol clutched in his hand. The
police said thaton the front seat of his car was a note to his wife, expressing
his intention of taking hislife and giving instructions for disposal of
his possessions.

The Colonel had joined theArmy fourteen years
ago. In recent months hehad been attached to the 1205th Army Service
Unit while attending an Army-sponsored business administration courseat
Harvard University.

He was a member of the Adjutant Generals Corps
and last year had been stationed with the First Army at Governors Island.
BENNETT, HERBERT WLieutenant Colonel, United States ArmyDATE OF BIRTH: 09/12/1917DATE OF DEATH: 01/09/1953BURIED AT: SECTION 3 SITE 4237-B